Academic Welcoming Programme for BSc (Focal Area: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology)¶
30 January - 7 February 2025
Note: Attendance of this programme is compulsory. All gold coloured text is clickable.
Info: For a short description of each session, click here.
Thursday 30 January 2025¶
| Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Welcome to all parents (no students) | Venue: First year Chemistry Building, Room 2011 or Click on this link to join the meeting via MS TEAMS |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Academic Information (no parents) | Venue: Mathematical Sciences Building, Room 1005 |
Friday 31 January 2025¶
| Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome by the Dean of Science | Venue: Mathematical Sciences Building, Room 1005 |
| 09:30 - 10:45 | Welcome to BSc (Focal Area: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology) & What's it like: Current students' perspectives | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A203 |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | My future in BSc (Focal Area: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology) | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A203 |
Monday 3 February 2025¶
Venue: Natural Sciences Building, 2nd Floor, Room 2013
| Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Registration | Only for students who did not complete e-registration. Venue: NARGA, Admin A |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Student Wellness | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A203 |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Quantum Quest | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A203 |
Tuesday 4 February 2025¶
| Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Tech benchmark quiz | Venue: NARGA H, Natural Science Building, 3rd Floor, Room 3011. If you are more than 5min late to this session you will have to write the benchmark quiz on Thursday during the Tech Q&A session. Not for ECP students. |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Get your Tech ready | Venue: NARGA H, Natural Science Building, 3rd Floor, Room 3011. All students. |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | iFlourish | Venue: Electronic classrooms E01.1 and E01.2, Neelsie Student Centre |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Ubuntu @ Science | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A201 |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Unbox your Degree | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A203. Click here - English or hier - Afrikaans to access the Faculty of Science Yearbook (Part 5) |
Wednesday 5 February 2025¶
| Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Academic Wellness | Venue: JC Smuts Building, Room A201 |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Tour of the SU Library and Information Services | Venue: SU Library, Main entrance |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) Information Session | Only for ECP students, Venue: Natural Sciences Building, Room 2020 |
Thursday 6 February 2025¶
| Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 08:15 - 09:30 | Benchmark test | Not for ECP students. Venue: NARGA D. Please bring your calculator (not cell phone) and stationary with you. |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Tech Q&A (non compulsory) | Venue: NARGA H, Natural Science Building, 3rd Floor, Room 3011 |
Last update: 2025-01-20
Created: 2025-01-20
Created: 2025-01-20